1928 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

Last updated

The 1928 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1928 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

Contents

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Thomas S. McMillan 8,379 63.8
I. Shep Hutto 3,756 28.6
James DeTreville 567 4.3
Patrick H. Kennedy 427 3.3

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Thomas S. McMillan (incumbent)8,469100.00.0
Majority8,469100.00.0
Turnout 8,469
Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1925, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Butler B. Hare (incumbent)7,648100.00.0
Majority7,648100.00.0
Turnout 7,648
Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Frederick H. Dominick of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1917, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederick H. Dominick (incumbent)10,917100.00.0
Majority10,917100.00.0
Turnout 10,917
Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. McSwain of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1921, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John J. McSwain (incumbent)8,873100.00.0
Majority8,873100.00.0
Turnout 8,873
Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William F. Stevenson of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1917, defeated Zeb V. Davidson in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
William F. Stevenson 13,810 60.5
Zeb V. Davidson 9,023 39.5

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William F. Stevenson (incumbent)8,911100.00.0
Majority8,911100.00.0
Turnout 8,911
Democratic hold

6th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Allard H. Gasque of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1923, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Allard H. Gasque 14,780 71.0
Earl Ellerbe 3,259 15.6
Joel I. Allen 2,793 13.4

General election results

South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Allard H. Gasque (incumbent)7,757100.00.0
Majority7,757100.00.0
Turnout 7,757
Democratic hold

7th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Hampton P. Fulmer of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1921, defeated Ernest M. Dupre in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary
CandidateVotes%
Hampton P. Fulmer 14,956 67.4
Ernest M. Dupre 7,241 32.6

General election results

South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1928
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hampton P. Fulmer (incumbent)8,772100.00.0
Majority8,772100.00.0
Turnout 8,772
Democratic hold

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span> Election in South Carolina

The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1956, to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 5th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1962 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on June 12 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on June 26. All five incumbents who ran were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1942 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1946 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1946 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, but Butler B. Hare of the 3rd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary by W.J. Bryan Dorn. The seat remained with the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1950 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1950 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected, but Hugo S. Sims, Jr. of the 2nd congressional district and James Butler Hare of the 3rd congressional district were defeated in the Democratic primaries. The seats were retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1952 to select six Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All six incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1908 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 3, 1908, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1912 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1912 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected, but J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1916 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1916 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1916 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 29 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 12. Six incumbents were re-elected, but Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district was defeated in the Democratic primary. The seat was retained by the Democrats and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1920 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span> Election

The 1920 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1920, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and all three open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1922 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 7, 1922, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 6th congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1926 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1930 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1930 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1886 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1886 to select seven Representatives for one two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, the Republican incumbent was defeated, and the open seat was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1888, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were initially reported as re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic, however Thomas E. Miller successfully contested the result in the 7th congressional district, claiming voter suppression of black Republican votes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1924 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1924, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1902 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1902 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1902 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and the three open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1906 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1906 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 6, 1906, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1910 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1910 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1910, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six incumbents were re-elected and the open seat in the 2nd congressional district was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation thus remained solely Democratic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina</span>

The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 5, 1918 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. The primary elections were held on August 27 and the runoff elections were held two weeks later on September 10. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

References